“…The exact reasons are unclear, but ferritin has been previously reported to be imprecise in estimating iron overload status in patients with hereditary anemias, including DBA. 4,5 The median age at the time of transplant was 8.5 (range: 6-14) years. Donors were fully matched at the A, B, C, DR and DQ human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci, with three being matched unrelated donor (MUD) and one sibling donor (MSD).…”